MULTISTORY HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS

PROJECT: MULTISTORY HIGH SCHOOL DEEP FOUNDATION

Morris-Shea installed the DeWaal Pile System as deep foundations for the new Gulf Shores High School in Baldwin County near Gulf Shores, Alabama. These drilled displacement piles will support two and three story classroom, performing arts and athletic buildings. Foundation installation commenced in late April and was completed on schedule in mid-July. Morris-Shea used two rigs to install 1,862 14 inch diameter DeWaal piles to depths ranging from 30 to 50 feet.

Augercast piles were initially specified for this project, but the DeWaal Pile System was determined to be the best fit for the project due to the speed of installation and elimination of spoil handling and haul off. Morris-Shea blanketed the site with Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) to identify the variability in elevation of the dense sand layer where the DeWaal piles were terminated.
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